Dictionary

Affection: The Science of Human Warmth

An exhaustive academic dictionary entry examining affection, its communicative dimensions, theoretical models like Affection Exchange...

October 6, 2026 • Dr. Mohammed Looti
Dictionary

Advice Giving: The Psychology of Guidance

Advice giving is a complex interpersonal speech act and communicative transaction where an individual offers...

October 6, 2026 • Dr. Mohammed Looti
Scales

Sexual Situation Questionnaire

The Sexual Situation Questionnaire (SSQ), developed by E. Sandra Byers and colleagues, is a comprehensive...

October 1, 2026 • Dr. Mohammed Looti
Scales

Emotional Self-Disclosure Scale (ESDS)

A comprehensive psychometric review of the Emotional Self-Disclosure Scale (ESDS), developed by William E. Snell,...

October 1, 2026 • Dr. Mohammed Looti
Scales

AIDS Discussion Strategy Scale

The AIDS Discussion Strategy Scale (ADSS) is a 72-item psychometric instrument developed by Snell and...

October 1, 2026 • Dr. Mohammed Looti
Scales

Sexual Self-Disclosure Scale

The Sexual Self-Disclosure Scale (SSDS), developed by Edward S. Herold and Leslie Way, is an...

September 30, 2026 • Dr. Mohammed Looti
Scales

Sexual Self-Disclosure Scale

The Sexual Self-Disclosure Scale (SSDS) and Revised Sexual Self-Disclosure Scale (SSDS-R), developed by William E....

September 30, 2026 • Dr. Mohammed Looti
Scales

Nonverbal Immediacy Scales

The Nonverbal Immediacy Scales (NIS), developed by Richmond, McCroskey, and Johnson, provide a psychometric assessment...

September 23, 2026 • Dr. Mohammed Looti